"Sailor Moon" and "Naruto" battle for top spot

Diamond Comics, who distributes books, mostly to specialty comic shops, has collated their sales data into a list of 100 best selling books of 2012. Being that this is Diamond, there are several qualifying factors, including that a lot of book stores and online outlets don't get their manga from Diamond, and that it's their definition of "manga," so material like Adam Warren's "manga styled" Empowered get spots.

TOP 100 MANGA

QTYRANK

DOLLARRANK

INDEX

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

2

3.20

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 03

$10.99

RAN

2

1

3.02

EMPOWERED TP VOL 07

$16.99

DAR

3

4

2.88

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 04

$10.99

RAN

4

11

2.64

NARUTO TP VOL 55

$9.99

VIZ

5

12

2.60

NARUTO TP VOL 54

$9.99

VIZ

6

16

2.51

NARUTO TP VOL 56

$9.99

VIZ

7

5

2.49

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 05

$10.99

RAN

8

18

2.38

NARUTO TP VOL 57

$9.99

VIZ

9

7

2.34

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01

$10.99

RAN

10

13

2.15

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 06

$10.99

RAN

11

28

2.08

NARUTO TP VOL 59

$9.99

VIZ

12

29

2.07

NARUTO TP VOL 58

$9.99

VIZ

13

20

1.90

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 07

$10.99

RAN

14

35

1.76

YU GI OH GX GN VOL 09 (OF 9)

$9.99

VIZ

15

27

1.72

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 08

$10.99

RAN

16

23

1.67

BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 08

$11.99

HAC

17

10

1.66

USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 26 TRAITORS O/T EARTH

$16.99

DAR

18

37

1.66

BLEACH TP VOL 38

$9.99

VIZ

19

19

1.66

BERSERK TP VOL 36

$14.99

DAR

20

38

1.63

BLEACH TP VOL 39

$9.99

VIZ

21

17

1.63

HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 05 (MR)

$13.99

HAC

22

6

1.60

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 03

$19.99

DAR

23

43

1.52

BLEACH TP VOL 42

$9.99

VIZ

24

45

1.51

BLEACH TP VOL 40

$9.99

VIZ

25

31

1.51

BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 09

$11.99

HAC

26

8

1.51

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 25

$19.99

DAR

28

47

1.49

BLEACH TP VOL 43

$9.99

VIZ

27

48

1.49

BLEACH TP VOL 41

$9.99

VIZ

29

21

1.47

HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 06 (MR)

$13.99

HAC

30

49

1.46

BLEACH TP VOL 44

$9.99

VIZ

31

34

1.45

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 02

$10.99

RAN

32

51

1.44

BLEACH TP VOL 45

$9.99

VIZ

33

53

1.42

YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 02

$9.99

VIZ

34

58

1.40

BLEACH TP VOL 50

$9.99

VIZ

35

14

1.39

FLCL OMNIBUS GN

$19.99

DAR

36

61

1.38

BLEACH TP VOL 51

$9.99

VIZ

37

60

1.38

BLEACH TP VOL 48

$9.99

VIZ

38

62

1.37

BLEACH TP VOL 49

$9.99

VIZ

39

99

1.33

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 OCARINA OF TIME PT 1

$7.99

VIZ

40

66

1.33

BLEACH TP VOL 47

$9.99

VIZ

41

67

1.32

BLEACH TP VOL 46

$9.99

VIZ

42

69

1.28

YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 01

$9.99

VIZ

43

36

1.28

BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 10

$11.99

HAC

44

41

1.27

NEGIMA GN VOL 33 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

45

76

1.26

BLEACH TP VOL 52

$9.99

VIZ

46

77

1.25

ONE PIECE TP VOL 61

$9.99

VIZ

47

119

1.24

DEATH NOTE TP VOL 01

$7.99

VIZ

48

81

1.24

BLEACH TP VOL 53

$9.99

VIZ

49

79

1.23

ONE PIECE TP VOL 60

$9.99

VIZ

50

39

1.23

YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 11

$11.99

HAC

51

33

1.21

HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 07 (MR)

$13.99

HAC

52

46

1.20

OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 41

$12.99

DAR

53

88

1.20

BLEACH TP VOL 54

$9.99

VIZ

54

132

1.19

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 02 OCARINA OF TIME PT 2

$7.99

VIZ

55

87

1.18

YU GI OH GX GN VOL 08 (OF 9)

$9.99

VIZ

56

91

1.17

ONE PIECE TP VOL 62

$9.99

VIZ

57

85

1.17

GATE 7 TP VOL 02

$10.99

DAR

58

54

1.16

OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 42

$12.99

DAR

59

95

1.15

ONE PIECE TP VOL 63

$9.99

VIZ

60

59

1.13

GANTZ TP VOL 21

$12.99

DAR

61

63

1.13

NEGIMA GN VOL 34 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

62

44

1.12

BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 01

$11.99

HAC

63

26

1.11

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 04

$19.99

DAR

64

105

1.10

YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 03

$9.99

VIZ

65

107

1.10

ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 07

$9.99

VIZ

66

108

1.09

ONE PIECE TP VOL 65

$9.99

VIZ

67

65

1.09

GANTZ TP VOL 22

$12.99

DAR

68

55

1.08

SOUL EATER TP VOL 08

$11.99

HAC

69

56

1.07

BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 11

$11.99

HAC

70

113

1.07

ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 08

$9.99

VIZ

71

126

1.06

NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 10

$9.99

DAR

72

110

1.06

YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 02

$9.99

VIZ

73

32

1.05

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01

$19.99

DAR

74

70

1.05

GANTZ TP VOL 23

$12.99

DAR

75

74

1.04

NEGIMA GN VOL 35 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

76

121

1.03

VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 14

$9.99

VIZ

77

42

0.99

HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 01 (MR)

$13.99

HAC

78

131

0.99

ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 09

$9.99

VIZ

79

83

0.99

GANTZ TP VOL 24

$12.99

DAR

80

135

0.99

ONE PIECE TP VOL 64

$9.99

VIZ

81

122

0.98

OREIMO TP VOL 01

$10.99

DAR

82

136

0.98

BAKUMAN TP VOL 09

$9.99

VIZ

83

72

0.97

SOUL EATER TP VOL 09

$11.99

HAC

84

143

0.97

BAKUMAN TP VOL 10

$9.99

VIZ

85

187

0.97

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 03 MAJORAS MASK

$7.99

VIZ

86

90

0.96

GANTZ TP VOL 25 (MR)

$12.99

DAR

87

73

0.94

PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA GN VOL 01

$11.99

HAC

88

96

0.92

OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 43

$12.99

DAR

89

102

0.92

NEGIMA GN VOL 36 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

90

156

0.92

ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 10

$9.99

VIZ

91

169

0.91

NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 11

$9.99

DAR

92

148

0.91

GATE 7 TP VOL 03

$10.99

DAR

93

159

0.91

VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 15

$9.99

VIZ

94

84

0.90

SOUL EATER TP VOL 01

$11.99

HAC

95

111

0.90

XXXHOLIC GN VOL 19

$10.99

RAN

96

209

0.90

NARUTO TP VOL 01

$7.95

VIZ

97

168

0.88

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TP VOL 13

$9.99

VIZ

98

141

0.86

KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE TP VOL 12 (MR)

$11.99

DAR

99

98

0.86

SOUL EATER NOT TP VOL 01

$11.99

HAC

100

40

0.86

MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH DARK HORSE OMNIBUS ED VOL 02

$19.99

DAR

From Diamonds description of the figures:

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

Unit and retail dollar sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.

The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title — with a value of 100 — because sales of Batman remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles' ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.